DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE CONGO EQUIPMENT FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT THE LUANO / KATANGA PROVINCE SITE FINAL REPORT OCTOBER 2014 i TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................... III LIST OF PHOTOS.................................................................................................................................................. III LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... IV NON‐TECHNICAL SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... V GENERAL INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 1 I. BACKGROUND FOR THE ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................... 1 II. OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 III. METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES ......................................................................................................................... 3 IV. PRESENTATION OF THE INITIATOR (PROPONENT) ........................................................................................................ 3 IV.1. Congo Equipment’s History ........................................................................................................................ 3 IV.2. Services offered by Congo Equipment SPRL in Katanga .............................................................................. 3 IV.3. Primary Objective ….................................................................................................................................... 4 IV.4. Effective as at 30 April 2014 ...................................................................................................................... 5 IV.5. Charitable Work …....................................................................................................................................... 5 V. PRESENTATION OF THE CONSULTANT ...................................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER I: LEGAL, REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................. 7 1.1. NATIONAL LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 7 1.2. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................. 7 1.3. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................ 8 CHAPTER II: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................... 9 2.1. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1.1. Climate .............................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1.2. Hydrology ........................................................................................................................................ 11 2.1.3. Air Quality ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.4. Relevant Components of the Environment ..................................................................................... 11 2.2. SOCIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ………................................................................................................................ 11 2.3. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 12 2.3.1. Flora ................................................................................................................................................ 13 2.3.2. Fauna .............................................................................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER III: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................... 15 3.1. SPARE PARTS SALE AND STORAGE UNIT ............................................................................................................ 15 3.2. SPARE PARTS REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP ...................................................................................... 15 3.3. WELDING WORKSHOP ................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4. FLEXIBLE PARTS ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP ............................................................................................................ 15 CHAPTER IV: IDENTIFICATION, ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND PROPOSED MITIGATION/IMPROVEMENT MEASURES .................................................................................................... 16 4.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 16 4.2. IDENTIFICATION, ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ACTIVITIES IN THE PREPARATION PHASE OF THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SITE ................................................................................................................................. 19 4.3. MITIGATION/IMPROVEMENT MEASURES OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ACTIVITIES IN THE PREPARATION PHASE OF THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SITE .............................................................................................................................................. 21 4.4. IDENTIFICATION, ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PHASE .............................................................................................................................................. 23 4.5. MITIGATION/IMPROVEMENT MEASURES OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PHASE .......................................................................................................................................... 25 ii 4.6. IDENTIFICATION, ANALYSIS, ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION/IMPROVEMENT MEASURES OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT FACILITIES OPERATIONAL PHASE ………………........................................................................... 27 CHAPTER V: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................... 30 5.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 30 5.2. MONITORING AND FOLLOW‐UP PROGRAMME …................................................................................................. 30 5.3. PREPARATION PHASE OF THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SITE .............................................................................. 31 5.4. PROJECT FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PHASE ....................................................................................................... 31 5.5. OPERATIONAL PHASE .................................................................................................................................... 32 5.6. HEALTH, SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PLAN .......................................................................................................... 33 5.7. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN BUDGET COSTING .................................................................. 36 CHAPTER VI: PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................................................................ 37 GENERAL CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER VII: PROPONENT’S COMMITMENT ...................................................................................................... 40 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................................................. 41 ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................................... 44 iii LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: FLORA IDENTIFIED ON THE LUANO SITE ............................................................................................... 13 TABLE 2: FAUNA IDENTIFIED ON THE LUANO SITE .............................................................................................. 14 TABLE 3: IMPACT SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT MATRIX ....................................................................................... 17 TABLE 4: ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS DURING THE PREPARATION PHASE